Patents Assigned to GOODRICH
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Publication number: 20240132219Abstract: A multi-zone anti-icing system for an aircraft part. The system includes at least two or more-part zones configured with the aircraft part and an electrothermal heater associated with at least one part zone of the aircraft part; at least one resistive temperature detector (RTD) associated with each part zone of the aircraft part configured to generate temperature data associated with each part zone. A controller coupled to the electrothermal heater and configured to implement an algorithm of a control logic for an anti-icing operation that uses feedback temperature data from at least one RTD at an associated part zone wherein the feedback temperature data is analyzed by the controller via the algorithm to assess reliability of the temperature data generated by the at least one RTD associated with each part zone.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 18, 2022Publication date: April 25, 2024Applicant: GOODRICH CORPORATIONInventor: Richard J. Carpino II
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Patent number: 11964769Abstract: An evacuation system may comprise an evacuation slide configured to be deployed from an aircraft, first strap coupled to the evacuation slide, a second strap coupled to the evacuation slide, and a releasable restraint extending through the first strap and the second strap, the releasable restraint comprising a first stem connected to a first bead and a second stem connected to a second bead, where a diameter of the second stem is different from a diameter of the first stem.Type: GrantFiled: October 29, 2020Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATIONInventors: Timothy C Haynes, Daniel Bahena
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Patent number: 11965802Abstract: A multi-slice hinge-line actuator includes a plurality of actuator slices mounted around a common axis of rotation and arranged to be rotated around the axis of rotation by a drive means in response to a control signal, the slices spaced axially along the axis of rotation. Each actuator slice has a first attachment means for attachment to a relatively fixed structure and a second attachment means for attachment to a moveable structure to be moved by the actuator in response to the control signal. The actuator also includes means for monitoring a strain pattern in the actuator at a plurality of locations along the axial direction of the actuator.Type: GrantFiled: June 1, 2022Date of Patent: April 23, 2024Assignee: GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS LIMITEDInventors: John Derry, Colin R. Harrison
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Publication number: 20240124133Abstract: A method for braking an aircraft is disclosed herein. The method includes receiving, by a brake controller, a first signal from a position sensor of a first pedal, receiving, by the brake controller, a second signal from a pedal sensor of the first pedal, determining, by the brake controller, that the pedal is being pressed based on the first and second signals, and sending, by the brake controller, an instruction to apply a brake pressure in response to the determination that the pedal is being pressed.Type: ApplicationFiled: January 5, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: GOODRICH CORPORATIONInventors: DHARAMVEER BATHLA, MANJU MAHEVE, PAUL R. BURTE, UDHAYAKUMAR MANI
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Publication number: 20240123588Abstract: A device for extracting a deeply embedded helical coil is provided. The device includes a shaft, the shaft comprising a proximal end and a distal end; and a blade coupled to the distal end of the shaft, wherein the blade is configured to traverse into a mounting hole to engage the deeply embedded helical coil free of contact with a side of the mounting hole and wherein the deeply embedded helical coil is at least three to five thread pitches below a surface of the mounting hole.Type: ApplicationFiled: December 12, 2023Publication date: April 18, 2024Applicant: Goodrich CorporationInventor: Jordan Leckey
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Patent number: 11958628Abstract: A method for self-assessing components of a cargo handling system configured for autonomous control by a processor is disclosed. In various embodiments, the method includes receiving by the processor a sensor database from a plurality of sensing agents in operable communication with the processor; testing by the processor the plurality of sensing agents by comparing the sensor database against a sensor assessment; and performing by the processor a first calibration assessment of the plurality of sensing agents to assess whether a compromised operational status of the cargo handling system has occurred due to a failure of one or more of the plurality of sensing agents.Type: GrantFiled: April 5, 2021Date of Patent: April 16, 2024Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATIONInventors: Zamira A. Daw Perez, Alessandro Pinto, Richa Varma, Olusegun T. Oshin
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Publication number: 20240117497Abstract: A method of forming a metallic coating a workpiece is disclosed herein. The method includes receiving a sacrificial deposition rod formed of a first material, receiving a workpiece of a second material, forming a coating of the first material from the sacrificial deposition rod onto the workpiece, the coating having a first thickness, and machining the coating to a second thickness that is less than the first thickness.Type: ApplicationFiled: October 7, 2022Publication date: April 11, 2024Applicant: Goodrich CorporationInventors: Tahany El-Wardany, Kenneth D. Smith, Tianli Zhu, Weilong Zhang, Sergey Mironets
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Patent number: 11952129Abstract: A system for inductive heating of an aircraft surface includes a conductive outer layer configured to be located on an outer portion of the aircraft surface. The system further includes a carbon nanotube (CNT) yarn configured to receive and conduct electrical current. The system further includes an insulator located between the conductive outer layer and the CNT yarn such that the electrical current flowing through the CNT yarn generates induction heating on the conductive outer layer.Type: GrantFiled: December 30, 2020Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATIONInventors: Jin Hu, Galdemir Cezar Botura, Mauro J. Atalla
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Patent number: 11953184Abstract: A light assembly includes a mounting bracket, a light coupled to the mounting bracket, a guide sensor coupled to the mounting bracket, a movement mechanism coupled to the mounting bracket, and a controller operably coupled to the light assembly. The controller is configured to receive data from the guide sensor and command actuation of the movement mechanism in response to the data received from the guide sensor.Type: GrantFiled: August 5, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS, INC.Inventors: Sambasiva Rao Kodati, Arun Kumar Asoka Kumar, Praveen Kumar Busaji
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Patent number: 11953081Abstract: A leadscrew assembly includes a screw shaft along which is formed a first helical groove and a primary nut along which is form a second helical groove. The first helical groove and the second helical groove cooperate to define a track. The assembly also includes a secondary nut along which is formed a third helical groove. The first helical groove and the third helical groove cooperate to define a track with a nominal running clearance. A preload X is provided wherein when a load applied to the screw exceeds the predetermined preload, the secondary nut engages with the track such that load of the screw above preload X is transferred through the secondary nut and thus protecting the primary nut.Type: GrantFiled: August 17, 2022Date of Patent: April 9, 2024Assignee: GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS LIMITEDInventor: Stephen Davies
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Publication number: 20240110842Abstract: A system is provided for translating sections of an icing wind tunnel to expand a size range of water droplets. The system includes: a set of actuators coupled to a set of sections of the icing wind tunnel; and a controller coupled to the set of actuators, wherein the controller is configured to: receive data relating to a water droplet generated within the icing wind tunnel; determine a directional impact on a model within the icing wind tunnel based upon the data relating to the water droplet; and adjust at least one of the set of sections of the icing wind tunnel in at least one of an up or a down direction in a subsequent test.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 30, 2022Publication date: April 4, 2024Applicant: Goodrich CorporationInventor: Alan J. Fahrner
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Patent number: 11945589Abstract: A canopy is configured to be mounted to a passenger seat of a passenger transport vehicle, in particular an aircraft. The canopy is foldable between a retracted storage configuration and an extended operational configuration. In the operational configuration, the canopy forms a hood establishing a passenger's personal space below the canopy. The canopy comprises at least one functional device which is configured for modifying a physical characteristics of the personal space. The at least one functional device in particular includes at least one of a lighting device configured for lighting the personal space and a venting device configured for venting the personal space.Type: GrantFiled: December 13, 2019Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: GOODRICH LIGHTING SYSTEMS GMBHInventors: Martin Klaus, Andre Hessling-Von Heimendahl, Robert Schulten
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Patent number: 11946518Abstract: A torque barrel for use with a brake system may comprise a torque barrel having a cylindrical structure including an inner surface, an outer surface, a first opening at a first end, and a second opening at an opposing second end; and a longitudinal hole disposed through the outer surface of the barrel between a first spline of the plurality of splines and a second spline of the plurality of splines.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2022Date of Patent: April 2, 2024Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATIONInventors: Nathaniel J. Herrmann, Robert L. French, Phillip E. Cooley, Jacob Allen Dickel
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Patent number: 11939996Abstract: A locking system includes a locking element which is movable between a first, locking position and a second unlocking position and an unlocking actuator for moving the locking element (from the first position to the second position over an unlocking stroke length (Su). The system further comprises a control unit configured to command the unlocking actuator to move the locking element from the first position to a third position over an anti-icing stroke length (Sa) which is shorter than the unlocking stroke length (Su).Type: GrantFiled: January 21, 2021Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: GOODRICH ACTUATION SYSTEMS LIMITEDInventors: Graham James Burgess, Paul Smith
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Patent number: 11939105Abstract: A conformable tank includes a body with a plurality of walls defining a cavity in the body, and an internal support structure connected to an internal surface of one of the plurality of walls and protruding into the cavity of the body. The plurality of walls are formed of a first 3D woven composite material. The internal support structure is formed of a second composite material.Type: GrantFiled: August 29, 2017Date of Patent: March 26, 2024Assignee: Goodrich CorporationInventors: Casey Slane, Jin Hu, Nathaniel Ching
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Publication number: 20240094085Abstract: A system is provided for dispersing supercooled liquid water in an icing wind tunnel. The system includes a spray bar; a spray nozzle coupled to the spray bar; a pressure control valve coupled to the spray bar; and a controller coupled to the pressure control valve and the spray nozzle. The controller is configured to receive input identifying a selected liquid water content and a selected water droplet size for dispersing the supercooled liquid water in the icing wind tunnel; configure an injector duty cycle of the spray nozzle to generate the selected liquid water content; and configure the pressure control valve to generate the selected water droplet size, wherein configuring the spray nozzle and the pressure control valve disperses the supercooled liquid water in the icing wind tunnel.Type: ApplicationFiled: September 16, 2022Publication date: March 21, 2024Applicant: GOODRICH CORPORATIONInventors: Richard J. Carpino, II, Anthony Varca, Matthew Hamman
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Patent number: 11933378Abstract: A system for reducing a temperature of a braking assembly includes the braking assembly of a wheel assembly, an airflow amplifier, and a conduit. The braking assembly may include a plurality of friction disks. The airflow amplifier may be coupled to the wheel assembly, and the conduit may extend from a compressed gas source to the airflow amplifier. Generally, the airflow amplifier is configured to entrain ambient air (“entrained air”) in response to compressed gas from the compressed gas source flowing to the airflow amplifier via the conduit, according to various embodiments. The airflow amplifier may be configured to direct the entrained air and the compressed gas to the braking assembly to reduce the temperature of the braking assembly.Type: GrantFiled: December 16, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATIONInventors: Hemanth Nagaraja, Bhuwan Jain, Basavaraj Bodki
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Patent number: 11933463Abstract: A lightbox is disclosed herein, comprising a lower panel, a back panel connected to the lower panel and extending upward from the lower panel, wherein the back panel is coated in a reflective material, an inner lens connected to the lower panel and extending upward from the lower panel, the inner lens being adjacent the back panel, a first cavity at least partially defined by the back panel and the inner lens, an outer lens connected to the lower panel and extending upward from the lower panel, the outer lens being adjacent the inner lens and opposite the back panel, and a first LED adjacent the lower panel and oriented to emit a light away from the lower panel and into the first cavity.Type: GrantFiled: June 9, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATIONInventors: Travis J. Vaninetti, Shawn A. Claflin
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Patent number: 11932222Abstract: A brake control system of the present disclosure includes an accelerometer coupled to an axle. A brake control unit is configured to receive an axle acceleration signal indicative of an axle acceleration from the accelerometer, and decrease a braking command pressure in response to the axle acceleration being greater than a threshold acceleration value.Type: GrantFiled: September 4, 2020Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: GOODRICH CORPORATIONInventors: Marc Georgin, Phillip E. Cooley, Michael Abbott
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Patent number: 11933350Abstract: A joint for a composite frame includes a first composite rod, a first shell abutting the first composite rod, a second shell abutting the first composite rod and disposed opposite the first shell relative to the first composite rod. The first and second shells are joined together such that composite rod is fixed therebetween. A method of forming joints of composite frame includes forming a composite frame by interconnecting a plurality of composite rods formed by an Automated Fiber Placement (AFP) manufacturing method around a mandrel, applying a first shell to the plurality of composite rods at a first location where composite rods are interconnected, applying a second shell at the first location opposite the first shell relative to the composite rods, and joining the first and second shells together with the composite rods at the first location disposed between the first and second shells.Type: GrantFiled: May 16, 2022Date of Patent: March 19, 2024Assignee: Goodrich CorporationInventors: Mark R. Gurvich, Brian J. Smith